UK Finance News

With our own country preparing to extend the misery that the financial crisis and decades of bad government decisions has brought upon us, the news that the UK will help bail out Ireland is to put it politely, not very welcome.
As Professor Philip Booth of the Institute of Economic Affairs has already made the following [...]

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There has been a growing market in the UK for consumers buying Fair Trade produce from supermarkets who promote the selling point to customers that by paying a premium and buying certified products they will help producers in developing countries.
Although at the margins this may be true, research shows that fair trade is not a [...]

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The pound has risen to its highest level against the Euro since November 2008 as markets show concern ahead of a deadline this week for European banks to repay loans taken out a year ago at low interest rates.
The European Central Bank will offer funds on Wednesday to banks looking to repay loans later [...]

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No-one could claim the UK coalition Government have had an easy time of it since forming their partnership, but one thing is certain-things are about to get a whole lot tougher, for all of us.
The Coalition has generally, so far been welcomed by the majority of public and businesses alike, but tomorrow Chancellor George Osborne [...]

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As the UK readies itself for the General Election, desperate for a leader strong enough to make the decisions that will pull the country out of the current crisis and offer a vision of industrial growth and prosperity for us all, isn’t it a drag to read that our commonwealth cousins in Australia are having [...]

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